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EDMUND CHEN, who’s making his Ch 8 comeback
in Life Less Ordinary where he’ll act opposite his two
kids and his wife Xiang Yun, shows us why he is
the epitome of #daddygoals.Edmund Chen is acting again in a Ch 8 drama
after a decade, but that’s not the most exciting
part of his comeback. Well, at least for him. For the very
youthful-looking 56-year-old, what he’s really looking
forward to is acting alongside his son Yi Xi, 26, daughter
Yi Xin, 17, and his wife Xiang Yun, 55, for the first time
on Ch 8. [P/S: The last time Ed acted opppsite his wife
was 13 years ago in Double Happiness.] Together with Yi
Xin, Edmund will be joining the cast of long-form drama
Life Less Ordinary, which Xiang Yun and Yi Xi already star
in. The cast of Life also includes Chen Liping, Romeo
Tan and Felicia Chin. Edmund plays a rich businessman
who runs into his childhood friend (Xiang Yun) on board a
cruise ship. “It’s been a dream of mine to see our whole
family act in a drama together. I’m really excited as I
haven’t seen my dad act in a very long time (laughs) ,”
says Yi Xin, who will play Edmund’s daughter in Life. Yi
Xi, who plays an ice-skating coach in the drama, says: “I
may not have any dialogue with my dad [in the show] but
I’m still looking forward to it. I think he’s really cool andgenes
stylish!” In case you’ve forgotten, the last Ch 8 drama
Edmund starred in was The Golden Path in 2007. “The
reason I decided to act again was ’cos Xiang Yun wanted
to take Yi Xin along when she shoots the drama on the
cruise for five days. And [I realised that] Yi Xi will be there
too. I didn’t want to be left alone at home,” he laughs as
he glances at his kids with fatherly pride beaming from
every pore.8 DAYS: Welcome back to the small screen,
Edmund! So what’s the real reason you decided to
act in a Ch 8 show again?
EDMUND CHEN:It’s really ’cos I get to spend quality
time with my family on a cruise. It’s like a mini holiday
for us (laughs). I think it will be quite difficult [to act
opposite Xiang Yun] ’cos I will definitely burst into
laughter while delivering my lines opposite her! I have
some scenes with Liping too and I think it’ll be quite
fun ’cos I used to act quite a lot with her in the past.
I’m looking forward to meeting everyone on set and